Meyersdale pins 45-26 loss on CT

Wrestling Roundup

February 03, 2012|By JEFF MAURER | Sports Writer

Staff photo by Jeff Maurer

DAVIDSVILLE — Meyersdale was forced to forfeit three weight classes, but that didn't stop the fifth-seeded Red Raiders from taking down No. 4 Conemaugh Township in the first round of the District 5 Class AA dual-meet wrestling tournament on Thursday night.

The Red Raiders overcame the 18-point deficit to win 45-26 and earn their first trip to the district's final four since the team championships were initiated in 1999.

"This is the best we've wrestled all year," Meyersdale coach Chadd Sines said. "We just found out today that we were going to have to give up another (forfeit). I was hoping that it wouldn't get the boys down. It had the opposite effect. They really came through. They came here to win."

Bedford Area High School will host the semifinals and championship match on Saturday. The Raiders will meet the top-seeded Bisons in the semifinal round at 11 a.m. The championship is scheduled for 2 p.m.

"Our guys wanted a chance at the next round," Sines said, "to show that they belong on that stage."

Meyersdale won nine of the 11 bouts that were actually contested Thursday night, including six by falls.

"All the pins were a little surprising because of the quality of wrestlers that Township has," Sines said. "Our guys did a great job."

"It's disappointing," Indians coach Jarod Feathers said of the loss. "We wanted to come out and wrestle better than we did. We didn't have a good start. (Meyersdale) got that big win at 220 and it kind of snowballed from there."

195 — Kyle Drenner, CT, won by forfeit

220 — Ty Smith, M, pinned Luke Gindlesperger, 3:06

285 — Nick Holsopple, CT, won by forfeit

106 — Brady McKenzie, M, pinned Ryan Smolk, :28

113 — Kody Ofsanko, CT, won by forfeit

120 — Billy Charlton, M, pinned Mickey Sanders, 1:08

126 — Collin Day, M, pinned Casey Berchick, 4:40

132 — Tanner Hetrick, M, pinned Kris Knotts, 1:17

138 — Stephen McKenzie, M, dec. Taylor Cahill, 6-3

145 — Tanner Cahill, CT, tech. fall Drew Yoder, 18-1, 4:00

152 — Seth Deist, M, dec. Ryan Grosik, 12-7

160 — Cory Berchick, CT, dec. Gavin Berkley, 6-0

170 — Billy Dunbar, M, pinned Jusdan Griffith, :43

182 — Tyler Mayhugh, M, dec. Andrew Gowarty, 4-3

Somerset 53, NB 24

SOMERSET — Somerset wasn't at full strength, but the second-seeded Golden Eagles still managed to knock off No. 7 Northern Bedford 53-24 in the first round of the District 5 Class AA dual-meet tournament on Thursday night.

Jacob Nickelson (182), Jon Baer (195), Mike Laue (138) and Landon Lohr (145) led Somerset with pins. Damian Jano (113) turned in a technical fall while Jake Hayman (285) and Tyler Walker (126) each won by decision. The Eagles also received three forfeits.

Hayman earned a measure of revenge with his 3-1 overtime win against Quinton Hixson, who beat Hayman in overtime last weekend in the finals of the Bedford Thomas tournament.

Somerset, last year's team runner-up, will take on third-seeded Chestnut Ridge in the semifinal round 11 a.m. Saturday at Bedford. The championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m.

182 — Jacob Nickelson, S, pinned Duelin Douglas, 1:30

195 — Jon Baer, S, pinned Justin Brunner, 2:49

220 — Patrick Blough, S, won by forfeit

285 — Jake Hayman, S, dec. Quinton Hixson, 3-1, OT

106 — Cody Guyer, NB, pinned Garret Foster, 1:41

113 — Damian Jano, S, tech. fall Matthew Gochnour, 15-0

120 — Mason Replogle, NB, pinned Sheldon Wagner, 3:00

126 — Tyler Walker, S, dec. Alex Defibaugh, 12-5

132 — Damian Corle, NB, pinned Jon Fabian, 3:56

138 — Mike Laue, S, pinned Brendan Over, 1:23

145 — Landon Lohr, S, pinned Marcus Crawford, 1:37

152 — Matt Sollenberger, NB, won by forfeit

160 — Michael Sutton, S, won by forfeit

170 — Logan Eller, S, won by forfeit

Bedford 34, Berlin 31

BEDFORD — Berlin Brothersvalley gave top-seed Bedford all it could handle Thursday night in the first round of the District 5 Class AA dual-meet tournament.

The eighth-seeded Mountaineers led 31-25 with two bouts remaining, but the four-time defending champion Bisons got a 5-2 decision from Josiah Koontz over Trace Heffner at 160 pounds and Cody Yingling received a forfeit at 170 for a 34-31 win to deny Berlin's upset bid.

Ben Miller (182), Jacob Craig (220), Stew Trulick (285) and Blake Miller (138) led the Mountaineers with pins while Tommy DeArmitt (106) turned in a major decision and Eric Darr (152) won by decision.

Bedford will host fifth-seeded Meyersdale in the semifinal round on Saturday.